Global Patent Index - EP 1255658 A1

EP 1255658 A1 20021113 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED AND DISTANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED AND DISTANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR GESCHWINDIGKEITS- UND ABSTANDSREGELUNG EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE REGULATION DE LA VITESSE D'UN VEHICULE ET DE SA DISTANCE PAR RAPPORT A UN VEHICULE QUI LE PRECEDE

Publication

EP 1255658 A1 20021113 (DE)

Application

EP 01902372 A 20010131

Priority

  • DE 10004527 A 20000202
  • EP 0101028 W 20010131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0156825A1] The invention relates to a method for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle and distance of the same from at least one motor vehicle that is driving ahead, according to which at least the speed (v) of the motor vehicle and the distance (a) from the motor vehicle that is driving ahead is determined by means of a detection device comprising a distance sensor, and the driving speed (v) is adapted to a deviation of the detected distance (a) from a specified following distance (as). The aim of the invention is to resolve the technical problem of controlling the speed and the distance of a motor vehicle from at least one motor vehicle that is driving ahead in a simple and, at the same time, reliable manner. To this end, the invention provides that an intervention distance (ai) is determined which is shorter than the range of the distance sensor, and the adaptation of the vehicle speed (v) is carried out at a distance (a) which is shorter than the intervention distance (ai).

IPC 1-7

B60K 31/00

IPC 8 full level

B60K 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60K 31/0008 (2013.01 - EP US); B60W 30/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0156825A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0156825 A1 20010809; DE 10004527 A1 20010809; DE 50106517 D1 20050721; EP 1255658 A1 20021113; EP 1255658 B1 20050615; US 2003132046 A1 20030717; US 6807475 B2 20041019

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0101028 W 20010131; DE 10004527 A 20000202; DE 50106517 T 20010131; EP 01902372 A 20010131; US 20305702 A 20021111